PIVOT POINT ANATOMY 105 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Connective tissue is located in the - Answer-dermis
Providing the skin with its strength and flexibility are the collagen and - Answer-elastin
fibers
Tiny openings that allow sweat or sebum to pass through the surface of the skin are
called - Answer-pores
Adipose tissue in the subcutaneous layer insulates the body, which is known as: -
Answer-thermoregulation
Which of the following skin functions is referred to as detoxification? - Answer-excretion
The outermost layer of the skin is known as the: - Answer-epidermal layer
There are no blood vessels in which of the following skin layers? - Answer-epidermis
layer
Antigens provoke a(n): - Answer-immune response
The process of cell growth and division is called the growth cycle. - Answer-False
Carbohydrates are converted to glucose for energy in the body, and excess
carbohydrates can result in excess body fat. - Answer-True
The study of organs and systems of the body is called - Answer-anatomy
The activity in which each cell absorbs food, grows in size and divides into two new
cells is referred to as - Answer-mitosis
The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones is - Answer-anabolism
The skin is the body's largest - Answer-organ
The body system that circulates blood through the body is the - Answer-circulatory
system
Mitosis (cell division) takes place in the granulosum layer - Answer-False
The two layers of the dermis are the papillary and the reticular layer. - Answer-True
, Andrew is having his son's fingerprints recorded today as a tool to be used if his son is
ever lost. Fingerprints are made possible by which layer of the skin? - Answer-stratum
lucidum
Which layer of the skin gives skin its elastic quality? - Answer-dermis layer
When we measure the pH of the skin, we are actually measuring the pH of the: -
Answer-acid mantle
Under normal circumstances it takes how long for a fingernail to replace itself? -
Answer-4 to 6 months
The lower segment of the hair follicle that extends from the base of the follicle to the
insertion of the arrestor pili muscle is the: - Answer-bulb
which of the following hair structures serves as storage for stem cells? - Answer-outer
root sheath
The arrestor pili muscle causes: - Answer-the hair to stand on end
Which hair structure contains melanin to give hair its natural color? - Answer-cortex
What is the term used to describe baby-fine, silky hair on the body at birth? - Answer-
lanugo
Which hair structure supplies nourishment to the hair bulb? - Answer-papilla
The shape of the hairstrand is determined by the shape of the: - Answer-hair follicle
What is the active growing stage of hair called? - Answer-anagen
The hair darker during the telogen phase in hair growth. - Answer-False
Lana has a concentrated amount of pheomelanin near the cuticle layer. How will her
hair color appear? - Answer-more red
Factors that affect hair growth can be congenital, hormonal or topical, and include
medical disorders and medications. - Answer-True
Melanosomes produce melanocytes that contain the pigment melanin. - Answer-False
The technical term for the study of hair is called - Answer-trichology
The hair follicle, the hairstrand, the arrestor pili muscle and the sebaceous gland make
up the - Answer-pilosebacious unit
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Connective tissue is located in the - Answer-dermis
Providing the skin with its strength and flexibility are the collagen and - Answer-elastin
fibers
Tiny openings that allow sweat or sebum to pass through the surface of the skin are
called - Answer-pores
Adipose tissue in the subcutaneous layer insulates the body, which is known as: -
Answer-thermoregulation
Which of the following skin functions is referred to as detoxification? - Answer-excretion
The outermost layer of the skin is known as the: - Answer-epidermal layer
There are no blood vessels in which of the following skin layers? - Answer-epidermis
layer
Antigens provoke a(n): - Answer-immune response
The process of cell growth and division is called the growth cycle. - Answer-False
Carbohydrates are converted to glucose for energy in the body, and excess
carbohydrates can result in excess body fat. - Answer-True
The study of organs and systems of the body is called - Answer-anatomy
The activity in which each cell absorbs food, grows in size and divides into two new
cells is referred to as - Answer-mitosis
The process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones is - Answer-anabolism
The skin is the body's largest - Answer-organ
The body system that circulates blood through the body is the - Answer-circulatory
system
Mitosis (cell division) takes place in the granulosum layer - Answer-False
The two layers of the dermis are the papillary and the reticular layer. - Answer-True
, Andrew is having his son's fingerprints recorded today as a tool to be used if his son is
ever lost. Fingerprints are made possible by which layer of the skin? - Answer-stratum
lucidum
Which layer of the skin gives skin its elastic quality? - Answer-dermis layer
When we measure the pH of the skin, we are actually measuring the pH of the: -
Answer-acid mantle
Under normal circumstances it takes how long for a fingernail to replace itself? -
Answer-4 to 6 months
The lower segment of the hair follicle that extends from the base of the follicle to the
insertion of the arrestor pili muscle is the: - Answer-bulb
which of the following hair structures serves as storage for stem cells? - Answer-outer
root sheath
The arrestor pili muscle causes: - Answer-the hair to stand on end
Which hair structure contains melanin to give hair its natural color? - Answer-cortex
What is the term used to describe baby-fine, silky hair on the body at birth? - Answer-
lanugo
Which hair structure supplies nourishment to the hair bulb? - Answer-papilla
The shape of the hairstrand is determined by the shape of the: - Answer-hair follicle
What is the active growing stage of hair called? - Answer-anagen
The hair darker during the telogen phase in hair growth. - Answer-False
Lana has a concentrated amount of pheomelanin near the cuticle layer. How will her
hair color appear? - Answer-more red
Factors that affect hair growth can be congenital, hormonal or topical, and include
medical disorders and medications. - Answer-True
Melanosomes produce melanocytes that contain the pigment melanin. - Answer-False
The technical term for the study of hair is called - Answer-trichology
The hair follicle, the hairstrand, the arrestor pili muscle and the sebaceous gland make
up the - Answer-pilosebacious unit
